diff --git a/nping/utils_net.cc b/nping/utils_net.cc
index 6d0b053ab..2011ef9f3 100644
--- a/nping/utils_net.cc
+++ b/nping/utils_net.cc
@@ -431,13 +431,6 @@ int getPacketStrInfo(const char *proto, const u8 *packet, u32 len, u8 *dstbuff,
     dstbuff[dstlen-1]=0; /* Just to be sure, NULL-terminate the last position*/
   }else if( !strcasecmp(proto, "ARP") || !strcasecmp(proto, "RARP") ){
     return  arppackethdrinfo(packet, len, dstbuff, dstlen);
-  }else if( !strcasecmp(proto, "IPv6_NO_HEADER") || o.ipv6UsingSocket() ){
-    if( o.getMode()==TCP )
-        return  tcppackethdrinfo(packet, len, dstbuff, dstlen, detail, ss_src, ss_dst);
-    else if ( o.getMode()==UDP )
-        return  udppackethdrinfo(packet, len, dstbuff, dstlen, detail, ss_src, ss_dst);
-    else
-        nping_fatal(QT_3, "getPacketStrInfo(): Unable to determinate transport layer protocol");
   }else{
     nping_fatal(QT_3, "getPacketStrInfo(): Unkwnown protocol");
   }
@@ -1449,55 +1442,6 @@ u16 *getDstPortFromUDPHeader(u8 *pkt, size_t pktLen){
 } /* End of getDstPortFromUDPHeader() */
 
 
-int obtainRawSocket(){
-  int rawipsd=0;
-  int protocol=0;
-  int one=1;
-
-  if( o.ipv6() ){
-    switch( o.getMode() ){
-        
-        case TCP:
-            protocol = IPPROTO_TCP;
-        break;
-        
-        case UDP:
-            protocol = IPPROTO_UDP;
-        break;
-        
-        case ICMP:
-            protocol = IPPROTO_ICMPV6;
-        break;
-        
-        case ARP:
-            nping_warning(QT_2,"Warning: createRawSocket() should not be called in ARP mode.");
-            return 0;
-        break;
-        
-        default:
-            nping_fatal(QT_3, "createRawSocket(): NpingOps::getMode() does not return a valid mode. Please report this bug.");
-        break;
-
-    }
-    if ((rawipsd = socket(AF_INET6, SOCK_RAW, protocol)) < 0 )
-        nping_fatal(QT_3,"Couldn't acquire IPv6 raw socket. Are you root?");
-
-  }else{
-    if ((rawipsd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_RAW, IPPROTO_RAW)) < 0 )
-        nping_fatal(QT_3,"Couldn't acquire IPv4 raw socket. Are you root?");
-        /* Tell the kernel we are including our own IP Header (call to 
-        * setsockopt passing option IP_HDRINCL)                             */
-        sethdrinclude(rawipsd);
-  }
-
-  /* Allow broadcast addresses */
-  if (setsockopt(rawipsd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_BROADCAST, (const char *)&one, sizeof(int)) == -1)
-      nping_warning(QT_2,"Failed to set SO_BROADCAST on raw socket.");
-
-  return rawipsd;
-} /* End of obtainRawSocket() */
-
-
 /** This function parses Linux file /proc/net/if_inet6 and returns a list
     of network interfaces that are configured for IPv6.
     @param ifbuff should be a buffer big enough to hold info for max_ifaces
diff --git a/nping/utils_net.h b/nping/utils_net.h
index 6f43d116e..b3506705f 100644
--- a/nping/utils_net.h
+++ b/nping/utils_net.h
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ u16 *getSrcPortFromIPPacket(u8 *pkt, size_t pktLen);
 u16 *getDstPortFromIPPacket(u8 *pkt, size_t pktLen);
 u16 *getDstPortFromTCPHeader(u8 *pkt, size_t pktLen);
 u16 *getDstPortFromUDPHeader(u8 *pkt, size_t pktLen);
-int obtainRawSocket();
 
 #define DEVNAMELEN 16
 #define PATH_PROC_IFINET6 "/proc/net/if_inet6"